Latest

Schizophrenia

This shows a drawing of a brain with squiggles showing the communication deficits

Auditory Neuroscience Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·March 23, 2022·4 min read

Brain Communication Defect in Psychotic Disorders

Reduced activation of gamma waves in the brain was associated with the emergence of psychosis symptoms prior to the full-blown disorder appearing.

Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles Psychology

·March 16, 2022·3 min read

Largest Ever Psychedelics Study Maps Changes of Conscious Awareness to Neurotransmitter Systems

Study reveals how psychedelic drug-induced changes in subjective awareness are rooted in specific neurotransmitter systems.

Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles Visual Neuroscience

·March 13, 2022·5 min read

Is Seeing Believing? How Neural Oscillations Influence Our Conscious Experience

The perceptual accuracy of visual information and its subjective interpretation use separate neural mechanisms that can be manipulated independently of each other.

Autism Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·March 9, 2022·4 min read

How Early Life Experiences May Affect Brain Wiring

Early life experiences may affect neural wiring patterns that can lead to the development of ASD, schizophrenia, and epilepsy later in life, a new study reports.

Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·March 5, 2022·4 min read

Brain Stimulation Shows Promise as Treatment for Cannabis Use Disorder in People With Schizophrenia

Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation helped reduce cannabis use by up to 60% in those with schizophrenia who have cannabis use disorder.

This shows the outline of a person and a brain

Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·February 24, 2022·8 min read

Is There a Genetic Link Between the Risk of Schizophrenia and the Surface of the Brain?

Specific genes that contribute as risks for developing schizophrenia also affect the thickness and size of the brain's surface.

Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·January 28, 2022·4 min read

Patients With Schizophrenia, Major Depression and Bipolar Disorder Have Distinct Reward Neural Mechanisms

While patients with schizophrenia, major depressive disorder, and bipolar disorder experience a lack of motivation and anhedonia, the neural patterns of emotion-behavior dissociation differ between the disorders.

Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles Psychology

·January 26, 2022·4 min read

New Links Between Brain Over-Activity and Schizophrenia Symptoms

Over-activity in the hippocampus has been linked to certain symptoms of schizophrenia.

Featured Genetics Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles Psychology

·January 14, 2022·4 min read

Link Between Brain Cell Development and Risk of Schizophrenia Discovered

The genetic disruption of specific cell processes crucial to brain development was linked to disease risk in a wide range of mental health disorders including schizophrenia.

Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·January 11, 2022·4 min read

Sleep Deprivation Increases Serotonin 2a Receptor Response in Brain

Sleep deprivation increases the levels of serotonin 2A neurotransmitter receptors within 6 - 8 hours. Abnormal serotonin 2A receptor function is associated with hallucinations, cognitive impairment, and is linked to psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia.

Featured Genetics Neuroscience Psychology

·January 10, 2022·5 min read

Neurons Derived From Stem Cells Predict Psychosis and Cognitive Deficits in Individuals With Schizophrenia

Clinical symptoms of schizophrenia, such as psychosis and cognitive deficits, can be predicted from the activity of neurons derived from a patient's stem cells.